eschew (third-person singular simple present eschews, present participle eschewing, simple past and past participle eschewed) (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. The verb eschew is not normally applied to the avoidance or shunning of a person or physical object, but rather, only to the avoidance or shunning of an idea, concept, or other intangible.
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Those pursuing a separate graduate degree might expect to take about two years of graduate-level classes to earn their masterâs degree. Graduate students specialize in a subfield in chemical engineering as part of their individualized study plan. Other classes might include chemical reaction engineering, numerical methods in chemical engineering or general transport phenomena, according to Penn Stateâs graduate chemical engineering classes list.